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#WeekendPreview: Matchday 2

SOUTHAMPTON VS EVERTON

LAST TIME OUT

KEY STATS

Southampton are unbeaten in six home Premier League games against the Toffees (W3D3)

Everton have failed to score in each of their last three visits to St. Mary’s

11 of Graziano Pelle’s 13 Premier League goals have come at home

Jay Rodriguez has scored three goals in his last two PL games at St. Mary’s and will be looking to make his first PL appearance there since March 2014

Everton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 17 Premier League away games

TEAM TALK

Leighton Baines, Tony Hibbert and Aiden McGeady are all out for Roberto Martinez’ side through injury. Kevin Mirallas is also a doubt after picking up a knock. Southampton will be without the services of Fraser Forster, Ryan Bertrand and their new signing Jordy Clasie.

Prediction: Spurs 3-2 Stoke

WATFORD VS WEST BROM

LAST TIME OUT:

KEY STATS

This will be the first time Watford and West Brom have met in the top-flight since December 1985

Rickie Lambert is only one of two players to have scored a league hat trick versus Watford since the start of 2007-08

Odion Ighalo has scored 17 league goals in 2015; more than any other player in the top four tiers of English football this calendar year

Only three of Sadio Berahino’s 20 competitive goals for West Brom last season came away from the Hawthorns

TEAM NEWS

Joel Ekstrand and Steven Berghuis are unavailable for Watford while Tony Pulis will have to deal with the continued absence of first choice goalkeeper Ben Foster. Gareth McAuley could make a return to the bench.